Wednesday June 5
In the morning, we went to the famous Egyptian Museum. Owing to the protection
of the objects in the museum, we had to pay a fee to take the camera inside
and there should be no flash.
There
were two floors in the Museum. The collections were separated into different
periods of time. There were thousands and thousands of collections including
sculptures, coffins and other objects. You could not help being amazed
by the civilization exhibited by the ancient Egyptian. When you saw how
many things were created for the Pharaoh's funeral; when you imagined
the efforts paid and the money spent, you could not help feeling it all
so unbelievable. They looked as if they did not belong to the world we
now live. There were so many meanings and so many revealed for the lost
kingdom.
One
of the most attractive things to me was the key of life. It was a symbol
looking like a cross except the upper part became a circle. Pharaoh held
it in each of his hands. It made me feel that the most mysterious part
of Egypt culture was here in the key of life. Egyptian treated death so
specially that the key of life seemed to become the solution of the mystery
of the cycle of organisms. Were Egyptians really solving the code of life?
We had lunch back in the hotel today like everyday after. Then, we went
to the Khan el Kalili Bazaar at six o'clock.
It
was everything you could imagine about a market. With lots of shops selling
souvenirs and other stuffs at one side and the mosque at another, Kalili
gave you a very special feeling. We walked along to see all kinds of things
selling in the shops. Shopkeepers were anxious to do business and they
kept asking you to take a look here and there. I bought most of the souvenirs
here. My best recommendation was the perfume bottles. Although you need
to be careful as they are glassware, you would find Egyptian perfume bottles
incredibly beautiful. They were the most popular gifts among
my friends when I showed them what I had bought there. You can also buy
the Egyptian perfume. I bought one called " The Secret of Life".
I found that the Egyptian perfume was not as easy to evaporate as perfume
we saw usually. Somehow it was a bit oilier and the smell could stay very
long. Just a tiny drop of it would give you the smell for a very long
time.
(Mosque beside Khalili)
I also bought a scarf and I covered my head to experience the feeling
of the local women.
There
were two floors in the Museum. The collections were separated into different
periods of time. There were thousands and thousands of collections including
sculptures, coffins and other objects. You could not help being amazed
by the civilization exhibited by the ancient Egyptian. When you saw how
many things were created for the Pharaoh's funeral; when you imagined
the efforts paid and the money spent, you could not help feeling it all
so unbelievable. They looked as if they did not belong to the world we
now live. There were so many meanings and so many revealed for the lost
kingdom.
One
of the most attractive things to me was the key of life. It was a symbol
looking like a cross except the upper part became a circle. Pharaoh held
it in each of his hands. It made me feel that the most mysterious part
of Egypt culture was here in the key of life. Egyptian treated death so
specially that the key of life seemed to become the solution of the mystery
of the cycle of organisms. Were Egyptians really solving the code of life?
It
was everything you could imagine about a market. With lots of shops selling
souvenirs and other stuffs at one side and the mosque at another, Kalili
gave you a very special feeling. We walked along to see all kinds of things
selling in the shops. Shopkeepers were anxious to do business and they
kept asking you to take a look here and there. I bought most of the souvenirs
here. My best recommendation was the perfume bottles. Although you need
to be careful as they are glassware, you would find Egyptian perfume bottles
incredibly beautiful. They were the most popular gifts among
my friends when I showed them what I had bought there. You can also buy
the Egyptian perfume. I bought one called " The Secret of Life".
I found that the Egyptian perfume was not as easy to evaporate as perfume
we saw usually. Somehow it was a bit oilier and the smell could stay very
long. Just a tiny drop of it would give you the smell for a very long
time.